Afterward, Richard followed Quentin, turning this way and that, until they arrived in front of a two-story wooden building at the edge of the gathering area.
Quentin pushed the door open and entered, not heading upstairs but going straight to a corner of the building, where he lifted a wooden board to reveal a passage leading downward and walked in.
Richard followed suit, and discovered that beneath the wooden building lay a cellar.
The cellar was vast, spanning some three to four hundred square meters—approximately the size of a basketball court. Numerous torches hung on the walls, casting bright light throughout, and near the walls stood several wooden racks holding a variety of items, their purpose unclear.
It was then that Quentin spoke to Richard the second sentence since they had met, still enigmatic, "You can call me Master Puster."
"Puster?" Richard was taken aback and looked at the other person, asking, "Shouldn't it be Master Quentin?"
